Results for: Samajwadi Party

After a series of last-minute changes, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has declared party president Akhilesh Yadav as its candidate for the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat, replacing his nephew Tej Pratap Singh Yadav. The official Twitter handle of the party announced that Akhilesh Yadav would file his nomination papers for Kannauj on April 25th. According to senior SP politicians, the decision was made following pressure from district-level functionaries in Kannauj, who believed that Akhilesh Yadav’s candidacy would ensure the party’s victory in Kannauj and surrounding constituencies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticized the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc for not yet deciding on a prime ministerial face for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Modi stated that the opposition is considering a one-year prime minister formula due to their inability to reach a consensus. In other election news, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj constituency. Additionally, former BJP MLA KP Nanjundi has joined the Congress party after resigning from the BJP in April.

The Samajwadi Party has announced that Akhilesh Yadav will run for the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. This is a reversal from the party’s earlier decision to field Tej Pratap Yadav in the constituency. Akhilesh Yadav has won the Kannauj seat three times in the past and his wife, Dimple Yadav, also won the seat in 2012 and 2014. Sources within the party have said that there was discontent among Samajwadi Party cadres regarding Tej Pratap’s candidature, with many expressing a preference for the party chief to contest the seat himself.

Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav has declared that Akhilesh Yadav, the party’s national president, will file his nomination from the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat on Thursday, March 2. This announcement comes after the party initially named Tej Pratap Yadav, Akhilesh’s nephew, as its candidate for Kannauj. Ram Gopal Yadav stated that there is no confusion about Akhilesh Yadav’s candidacy from the seat. The Lok Sabha seat was a Samajwadi Party stronghold until BJP’s Subrat Pathak won in 2019. Akhilesh Yadav has expressed confidence in his party’s victory in the upcoming elections.

Samajwadi Party leader and Mukhtar Ansari’s brother, Afzal Ansari, has expressed disappointment over the viscera report of his deceased brother. The report, released after Mukhtar Ansari’s death on March 28, confirmed that no poisonous substances were found in his body. Afzal Ansari alleged that the samples needed for the viscera test were not sent. The jailed gangster turned politician’s viscera report has sparked controversy and raised questions about the circumstances surrounding his death.

In a significant development, Samajwadi Party (SP) has decided to field its chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav, from the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency. The decision comes after the party initially announced Tej Pratap Yadav as its candidate for the seat, which has been a stronghold of the SP. Akhilesh Yadav is expected to file his nomination papers on April 25th. The move has generated interest in the electoral race, with BJP candidate and incumbent MP Subrat Pathak expressing excitement over the SP leader’s entry into the contest.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks about the Congress wanting to redistribute people’s property. Yadav said the BJP’s stance has deteriorated since the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, as evidenced by the leaders’ speeches.

Akhilesh Yadav, the president of India’s Samajwadi Party, has opted not to run in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Instead, he intends to focus on campaign strategy and the promotion of candidates from both his party and the INDIA bloc. This move is part of a larger strategy by the INDIA bloc, which consists of prominent regional parties, to concentrate resources on unseating the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). The strategy involves several prominent leaders, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, abstaining from electoral contests.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused Congress and Samajwadi Party of engaging in ‘appeasement’ politics and failing to support the minority community. Addressing a rally in Aligarh, PM Modi highlighted his government’s efforts to benefit Muslim women and their families, such as the law against triple talaq and the extension of the Haj quota.

BSP leader Mayawati accused the BJP, SP, and Congress of prioritizing personal利益 over the welfare of society. She stated that the BSP remains committed to serving all sections of society, including the marginalized. Mayawati criticized the BJP’s policies for exacerbating poverty, unemployment, and migration. She also accused the BJP of oppressing minorities and Dalits, and of creating a climate of fear under the guise of Hindutva.